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The effects of Trypanosoma congolense infection on the testis and epididymis of the goat
(Uniiversity of Nairobi., 1980-03)
Five male non-castrated goats were each injected with 2 ml of blood from an infected goat containing about 0.75 million T. congolense/ml. Two goats died 4 weeks after infection; the remainder and five controls were killed ...
Photosynthetic Systems, Carbon Isotope Discrimination And Herbivore Selectivity In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1980-10)
The flora of the lowlands of East Africa possesses both C3 and C4 plants with nearly all grasses being C4. These photosynthetic systems discriminate differently against 13C. We have utilized the ‘label’ provided by the ...
The Montgenevre ophiolite (Hautes Alpes, France): Meta—morphism and trace-element geochemistry of the volcanic sequence
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
The Montgenevre ophiolite near Briançon in the French Alps consists of pillow lavas, pegmatitic and flaser gabbros and serpentinite in tectonic contact. These rocks have been metamorphosed under prehnite—pumpellyite to ...
Insect podborer infestations and their influence on developing pods and final seed yields by pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) in Kenya.
(1980)
In Kenya, 8 species of insects were found to be common borers into the developing pods of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), feeding on the developing seeds and reducing seed yield. They were Heliothis armigera (Hb.), Maruca ...
Organic acid production and digesta movement in the gastrointestinal tract of the baboon and sykes monkey
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
1. Studies compare the sites of organic acid production and patterns of digesta movement in herbivorous and omnivorous sub-human primates. The results of this study indicate that digestive functions of the herbivorous Sykes ...